ack-ack
1
9.9
Fire from big guns aimed at planes high in the sky
- noun
- /ˈakˌak/
- Archaic
:
fuego antiaéreo
- Ack-ack guns fired, hitting the flying creature.
- ack-ack bursts
Examples
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You firing the ack-ack gun?
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It wouldn't matter if he fired a two-ton ack-ack.
Fiction book (2001) -
The soldiers took cover as the ack-ack echoed across the battlefield.
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Black smoke filled the sky as the ack-ack erupted, targeting the enemy aircraft.
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The sound of ack-ack could be heard all night as forces defended their position against air raids.
Synonyms
14
8.0
Explosive shells fired at planes that burst in the sky
is gunfire aimed specifically at high altitude targets rather than shell type
7
5.6
Guns or missiles used to shoot down aircraft
is narrower meaning the actual gunfire set up against high altitude aircraft
1
5.9
Gunfire from the ground aimed at enemy planes to stop an air attack
is focused on high altitude artillery fire not just any defensive gunfire
How Intense
barrage
14
7.6
- Specialized
14
7.6
antiaircraft fire
1
5.9
- Specialized
1
5.9
ack-ack
1
9.9
- Archaic
1
9.9
flak
14
8.0
- Archaic
14
8.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ack-ack comes from how British soldiers said the letters A.A. for 'anti-aircraft' guns; they said 'ack' for the letter A, so A.A. became 'ack-ack' and sounded like gunfire. So, ack-ack means the guns or the gunfire used to attack enemy planes.